UNITED NATIONS (AP) The Palestinians' top diplomat said a cease-fire in Gaza will enable 2 million Palestinians to sleep Thursday night but it’s “not enough at all” and the world must now tackle the difficult issues of Jerusalem's future and achieving an independent Palestinian state. Riad Al-Malki told reporters on the sidelines of an emergency meeting of the U.N. General … [Read more...] about Palestinian Minister: Cease-Fire in Gaza Is `Not Enough’
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Swedish Church Declares Itself Proudly Trans-Inclusive in Powerful Letter to Its Flock
(Yahoo News) Published on the Vasteras diocese’s website, in a letter titled “Personal letter to you who are trans”, the Church of Sweden insisted that the “church is also trans”. Penned by four priests, an author and the diocese’s communications officer, the letter reads: “We are writing to you from a church that is also trans. “A church is made up of people. People … [Read more...] about Swedish Church Declares Itself Proudly Trans-Inclusive in Powerful Letter to Its Flock
Black Lives Matter Effectively Pledges ‘Solidarity’ with Hamas
(Faithwire) The official Black Lives Matter organization announced Monday its “solidarity” with Palestinian liberation, in effect backing Hamas, the militant terror group that controls the Gaza Strip. “Black Lives Matter stands in solidarity with Palestinians,” the group stated via Twitter. “We are a movement committed to ending settler colonialism in all forms and will … [Read more...] about Black Lives Matter Effectively Pledges ‘Solidarity’ with Hamas
Brazil’s Evangelicals, Bound to Bolsonaro, Fight To Follow His Lead On Pandemic
by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia (RNS) On the day before Easter Sunday, Kassio Nunes Marques, Brazil's newest Supreme Federal Court justice, appointed just months before by President Jair Bolsonaro, allowed houses of worship across the COVID-19-ravaged country to hold worship services indoors, claiming the bans put in place by mayors and governors on religious celebrations violated … [Read more...] about Brazil’s Evangelicals, Bound to Bolsonaro, Fight To Follow His Lead On Pandemic
Nova Scotia Church, Worshippers Fined Again for Illegal Gathering
(Global News) Nova Scotia RCMP has charged and ticketed a church and several members of its congregation for the second week in a row with violating terms laid out in the province’s Health Protection Act. Kings County RCMP were tipped off Saturday night that the Weston Christian Fellowship church, located on Brooklyn Street in Berwick would be holding an in-person church … [Read more...] about Nova Scotia Church, Worshippers Fined Again for Illegal Gathering